James Bond

"James Bond" was the codename given to various British MI6 agents who held the title of "Agent 007". The codename was given to agents as a name that they could give when asked, and they were known to be car enthusiasts, smokers, drinkers, eaters, charmers, and lovers; they became known as the best spies in the United Kingdom during the Cold War and beyond. As a "double-O number", they were licensed to kill, and the agents were often sent on dangerous secret missions to fight against all threats to the Western world, whether they be from SPECTRE, organized crime, the Soviet Union, or terrorists.

Dr. No
The first known "James Bond" was a Scottish agent of MI6, and he was a member of MI6 from at least 1952. Bond was known for his charm, his gambling skills, and his liking for the light Beretta pistol, which he kept with him despite Sir Miles Messervy's complaints that it had no stopping power. He was originally sent to perform standard intelligence duties, but Messervy decided to send him to Jamaica in 1962, as he wanted to find out what happened to station chief John Strangways. Bond was forced to carry a Walther PPK pistol instead of his Beretta, and he headed to the airport after having a night of gambling with Sylvia Trench and other wealthy people at the French embassy and being debriefed by Messervy. Bond survived numerous assassination attempts while he was in Jamaica, and he later joined forces with CIA agent Felix Leiter, local boatsman Quarrel Stewart, and beachcomber Honey Ryder, infiltrating the island of Crab Key, where Strangways' killers were believed to be based. Quarrel was killed by a dragon-like flamethrower machine, and Bond and Ryder were captured by armed guards. They were taken to Dr. Julius No, the owner of the island, who belonged to the SPECTRE criminal organization. Dr. No revealed that he wanted to get revenge against the United States for ignoring his talents, and that he used atomic energy-powered radio blasts to interrupt American rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida. He then had Bond and Ryder imprisoned, and Bond was tortured. Bond managed to escape from his cell in a worker's uniform and create an overload in Dr. No's underwater nuclear reactor, and Dr. No was killed when he fell into the boiling water. Bond then rescued Ryder and escaped the island on a boat as the base exploded, and they were towed away by a Royal Navy vessel that had come to their assistance. With Dr. No dead and his base destroyed, the Americans were able to continue their rocket launches.